"Before this study, most scientists thought that the loss of smell in COVID-19 was mainly due to inflammation and damage to the olfactory nerves. Now, we have compiled evidence from medical imaging that COVID-19loss of smellis also due to swelling and blockage of the passages in the nose...
and the future of California—said the COVID-19 outbreak is the latest disruption for young people who've faced global warming, unaffordable housing, student debt, political instability and the Great Recession. Women feel the stresses more, so they have fewer babies. ...
Background:The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the physical and mental health of individuals. The elderly are a special group that is affected by this condition. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults in terms of disability, ...
How does COVID-19 affect children? Back in June and July this year, the current wave of COVID-19 was mainly being driven by people in the 18-35 year old age bracket (orange line in the graph below). However, while cases in that group have fallen, we are now seeing a concerning ri...
2020 is the last year of China's 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP). However, the sudden COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the original pace of production and life. It's also a major test for the country's public health system. "The practice of fighting COVID-19 exposed many loop...
However, the COVID-19 recession is shaping up to be different. For starters, people are being asked to curtail outside activities. This is particularly true for those who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk—the type of individuals who use health care the most. On top of...
Post-pandemic shared mobility and active travel in Alabama: A machine learning analysis of COVID-19 survey data 2023, Travel Behaviour and Society Citation Excerpt : Furthermore, how socio-demographic factors and travel behavior factors affect the willingness to use shared mobility and make active ...
Enough time has passed since the 2020 presidential election that we can now ask: What effect did COVID-19, arguably the biggest event of the year — of the century, even — have on the election outcome? The answer to this question probably seems straightforward considering how abysmally Americ...
Various diseases can affect how people feel, or even their thoughts (e.g. making them more positive or negative) or personal behaviors. In some cases, the disease directly afflicts the mind, like depression, while in other cases it largely acts on the body....
Researchers at Université Laval, the Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval and Université de Montréal received a $2.2 million grant today from the COVID-19 Immunity Working Group to measure the impact of the pandemic on food workers.